Structural and functional properties of low- and high-diversity planktonic food webs

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 707-718

  Gaedke, Ursula ^a   Kamjunke, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID WATER; BACTERIUM; CARNIVORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY FLOW; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; HETEROTROPHY; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTON; PREDATOR; SUCCESSION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745712211     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl003     Document Type: Article

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